When we make a fist, all fingers are pointing towards ourselves!

[Guest guest]

Many of my generation and generations before mine (born in 30s to

60s) in some ways are fortunate! We were born in times when there was

a lot of stability! Yes, rules were changing and rulers too as India

became independent and in the other side of the world rules were

changing too and societies were experimenting with all kinds of

things -- new ways of living, new values, new codes of conduct. Some

were turning to music, others to drugs and yet others to new-age,

which I have always seen as a teenage rebellion against traditional

religion! Just like Rock music was a rebellion against traditional

music! Similar rebellion is being witnessed by the world-society

against many traditions and traditional standards!

 

In a given society (and it becomes more complex as societies widen

and embrace the globe as Internet seems to be forcing us to, as each

day passes!) there would always be those who remain traditional

(lakeer kay Faquir) and there are those who take stock of what is now

and take a second look at the traditions (and if some rare ones of

these cadre happen to be those who have lived TRADITION faithfully

and now decided to expand their horizons, they must be paid special

attention to! For they represent the 'cutting edge'! Nothing

worthwhile and creative really gets created without that "cutting"! A

knot of wood remains just an ugly piece of nature until She sends the

one who sees the beautiful sculpture in that ugly knot of wood and he

then through cutting and carving releases the 'Beautiful Image' that

would have otherwise remained confined and even incarcerated in that

ugly piece of wood!

 

It is easy to scapegoat! Blame the movies, blame the TV, blame the

teachers and even blame the parents or (pardon me for making waves!)

the internet and the video games!

 

If tradition were that powerful and the only PURE KNOWLEDGE, why and

how could these recent sirens -- TV, movie, rock music etc etc take

away the souls of youth? Why could tradition and classical

conservatism who has been around for millenia or at least centuries

suddenly lose its battle and is not screaming murder and scapegoating

the very medium that some of the traditionalists use to blame the

modern trend? Internet posts! Exhibit A, just in case there is a

judge listening in!

 

Younger generations are always smarter, wiser, than their forefathers

and parents! Those who do not believe me, and are parents -- throw

back your minds to those days when your children were born. Recall

that first week, that first month of parenthood! Regardless of how

they turned out to be, you have experienced a Pure Being in your

life! What did you do with it, or to it?

 

It is always easy to point fingers at others. I will give three

examples:

 

When people give up completely, they 'throw their hands up'. All

fingers point upwards and they are blaming the Heavens and God!

 

When they are accusing others, their index finger (and thumb) are

pointing towards the one they are accusing, but the remaining fingers

are pointing towards them (try it!).

 

BUT the really bad situation is when we make an agressive fist!

Civility at its rope's end! ALL fingers point towards the one who is

making the fist and the thumb is pointing downwards!

 

Human being is blessed (as opposed to other animals) to have a very

important and functional thumb. It is the 'finger/digit' that

separates us from all other animals, scientists tell us. The thumb is

also considered the digit that represents venus/love/caring. When we

make a fist, the thumb points down. It may represent the territory

that we think we love and would die to protect (where we are

standing!) but it also means that Venus/Love level is down, way way

down!

 

Interesting, isn't it, when we study the palm and its digits, this

way!

 

RR